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Informationen zum Autor David S. Watt BSc (Hons), Dip Arch Cons (Leic), PhD, MSc, FRICS, IHBC is Associate Director (Eastern) of Hutton + Rostron Environmental Investigations Ltd, one of the UK's leading specialist building surveying companies. David is a chartered building surveyor and historic buildings consultant, with a degree in building surveying, a postgraduate diploma in architectural conservation, a postgraduate degree in conservation science, and a doctorate in aspects of architectural recording. Klappentext Well-illustrated introduction to building pathology, bridging the gap between building surveying and the detailed understanding of building defects, their prognosis and remediation Building Pathology introduces the concept of building pathology and aims to give the reader a greater awareness and understanding of buildings and their users, to assist in defect diagnosis and the design and implementation of specific and appropriate remedial measures. By focusing on the process, rather than specific solutions, the book helps the reader to use the information in their practice in a wide variety of situations. The new third edition features new case studies which have been integrated into the text. Written by a highly qualified author with significant experience in the field, the third edition of Building Pathology contains information on: Building performance, covering environmental factors, user requirements, building structures and materialsDefects, damage, and decay, covering atmospheric and climatic action, excess moisture, chemical, physical, and biological action, movement, fire and human factorsSurvey and assessment, covering building inspections and surveys, how to prioritize defects, unoccupied buildings and sites, and redundant and ruined buildingsRemediation in practice, covering real-world examples With comprehensive coverage of the subject, Building Pathology is an essential learning resource for students of building surveying, as well as professional architects, building surveyors, property managers and those working in heritage disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Author xi Preface to Third Edition xiii 1 Introduction 1 What is building pathology? 1 Why take a holistic approach to understanding buildings? 2 The relevance of building pathology 6 The principles and practice of building pathology 7 References 7 2 Understanding Buildings 9 What is a building? 9 Perceptions of buildings 13 Classification of buildings 16 Requirements of buildings 17 Our expectations of buildings 23 The way forward 27 Reference 28 Further reading 28 3 Building Performance 29 Why do buildings stand up? 29 Building structures 31 Building materials 36 Understanding building materials 37 Sources of building materials 39 Timber 42 Plant material 47 Stone 48 Ceramics 54 Binders and concrete 58 Metals 65 Glass 71 Bituminous products 73 Modern materials 74 Unusual materials 77 Building services 77 The building as a whole 82 Understanding buildings and building performance 83 Assessing building performance 83 How the construction industry needs to change 85 References 86 Further reading 87 4 Defects, Damage and Decay 89 What is a building defect? 89 Nature of building defects 90 Causes and effects of defects, damage and decay 95 Atmospheric and climatic action 98 Excess moisture 108 Chemical, physical and biological action 116 Movement 135 Fire 137 Human factors 139 References 142 Further reading 142 5 Survey and Assessment 145 Fault-finding 145 ...
